The Penn's Grove record., 1887-01-08

before YOU had I 10 to secure 1t. AS
soon as you left 9 room another en-
velopS was substituted for the n IN
the 5 fe. and the 2 eckage of money was
/, distracted"
"But how did the thieves know the
money was there9't asked M. Bouloy.
"At present this is hard to say, but
by and bye the question may be an-
swered," the detective replied.
but they came in DR.. Toeaneir's
COUPE" said the broker, land said they
were recommended 10 me by him. he
is my physician aud an intimate friend"
After further talk NJ. Bouloy depar-
ted and soon after his arrival at his Of
ice he was Joined By Roquepine, The
latter examined the safe, listened anew
to the recital OF all the facts, and de-
parted.
He first went to the residence Of DR..
Tocanier, and found that gentleman at
home. AS he related to the doctor the
circumstances of he visit Of the lady
calling herself MnIt. Duperre, and the
young man whom she represented as
her son. to the Of, e of NJ. Boulo7, and
the subsequent disappearance OF the
money from the safe, the docter's as
constituent grew Bbyond description.
81 had seen the lady or young man
before, :" he said. ''She represented that
she had been recommended to consult
me as to the faintlng spells to which
she said the young man was subject,
and after questioning HIM l prescribed
for him. They Eere about to take
their leave, whei Lhe young man was
seized with a fit. Ehe lady seemed al
most distracted fifth grief, and ap-
home.
However shall get him home,' she
exclaimed for to tell you the truth,
doctor, | AN TO poor too hire a vehicle,
My coupe was at the door, and what
could / do less thar place 1t at their dis
po5al2 1t was accepted with thanks,
and, out Of delicacy, [ told the coach
man to receive his Instructions from the
LADY,
Or. Tocanler 81 nmoned the coach.
man and question: [ him. He said that
he was 1rst dire ted to drive to the
Rue de la PAX, nd that the lady re-
quested him to t Ie them to the Office
of NJ. Bouloy on & 9 Rue st. Augustin.
There they alighte and he was asked
to await their TetJ 10. As he had been
directed by DR.. Toeanier to receive his
instructions from he lady, he thought
that it was all ris lt. When they re-
turned to the COT Do the lady directed
him to drive to TIE Rue d'Enghlen,
soon after turning into which they
alighted and he saw them no more.
The detective was more puzzled than
ever. These persons had evidently
been cleverly disguised, and more than
likely the Iamenesg of the young man
had been assumed for the occasion.
They we're not likely to go in company
again, and he might search months ina
vain effort to come across either one
OF them.
Then another thought struck him.
The stock which had deceived M.
Bouloy was probably counterfeit. Were
this lady and this young man connected
with a gang If forg rs7 Surprising they
were, in what diEh;tIon must he look
for the eatia& s2 One thing the detec-
tive thought was certain-namely: that
by some means they must have known
that valuable property was in the safe.
Another thing seemed equally clear
namely; thae they must have known
the location Ct the shfe.
Roquepine made his way nce more
to see the eivelopd and its contents.
He examined thesd mementoes of a
crime with great cake, and he made a
discovery. Inside TIE flap of the envel-
ope were a few fguihs in pencil. They
were very ind stinctk but with the use
of a powerful lenB Roquepine made
them ont thusi
.l7,40p frs.
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